The Sandwich Generation

Original video was published on Upworthy as a Promoted Post By Whirlpool I am apart of the sandwich generation. I am a single mother with a twelve-year-old son and a father who also resides with me. At one point, we had my disabled uncle living with us also. As a family,…

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From Nothing To A Blessing

Growing up I felt like I came from nothing then I realized I was a blessing. Age 15, lost my best friend, lost my mind, I end up being blind to the love I thought had then things end up being so bad. Age 17, I got drunk because I…

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Golden Wings

On the path of dreams that really do come true, There are golden wings that wait for you. A boy who learns to fly becomes a man who touches the sky. A brother a man a father who reached higher than high There are golden wings that wait for you.…

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Lisa Floyd’s Story

Originally published on Children of Domestic Violence By Lisa Floyd Lisa’s Story I’m Lisa, a survivor with a future, because of my past. I’m not sure I’d be here had I lost the will to fight. Night after night, I was tested. I saw my mother abused in ways I…

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